Smart Girls Marry Money: How Women Have Been Duped Into the Romantic Dream--And How They're Paying for It

by Daniela Drake and Elizabeth Ford

Book Overview

This irreverent manifesto sparked both conversation and controversy when it made its debut as a hardcover in 2009. From essays in The Wall Street Journal to debates in the blogosphere, women weighed... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0762435178
• ISBN13: 9780762435173
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Hilarious and Extremely Well Written

I am a man and can find no fault with the book. I work in business with a lot of married men. I am frequently shocked by how sex crazed married men are. We are choosing women who are young and pretty, and when they age on us if we can, we trade them in on a younger model. So I saw nothing wrong with how the book was presented and men really have absolutely no leg to stand on when it comes to being shocked. I know a high number of successful but unattractive men who actually think that young woman they date are attracted to "them." Isn't amazing how men "fall in love" with women that have fit bodies? I have no idea why almost any man, no matter how physically repulsive thinks they deserve a super model. Secondly, most money "earned" by successful men is not much earned as stolen (yes I am talking to you super attorney and physician who is on big pharma's payroll and prescribes for cash.) Go on girls, control us as you see fit and as Johnny Depp said in Pirates of the Caribbean "Take all you can, and give nothing back."

The smart money's on this idea.

I know some women will read this book and really get their feathers up about it. It's about marrying not only for love, but for money and comparability. It's about being smart and some of the ideas really hit home. It is a struggle in this economy for many single women and the idea of marrying a man with some money is enticing. That said, I am a true beleiver of marrying for love, first and foremost, and then for money, if necessary. Hey, I think this is a great concept, but I'm not sure it will work for me, but for others it might. Also liked Menu Dating: Taste-Test Your Way to the Main Course.

The smart money's on this idea.

I know some women will read this book and really get their feathers up about it. It's about marrying not only for love, but for money and comparability. It's about being smart and some of the ideas really hit home. It is a struggle in this economy for many single women and the idea of marrying a man with some money is enticing. That said, I am a true beleiver of marrying for love, first and foremost, and then for money, if necessary. Hey, I think this is a great concept, but I'm not sure it will work for me, but for others it might. Also liked Man Magnet: How to Be the Best Woman You Can Be in Order to Get the Best Man-A Guide To Dating (Revised Edition).

this book is an OUTLIER!

In a publishing world where magazine articles are stretched into one-note self help books, SMART GIRLS MARRY MONEY is a radical departure. Yes, it's funny, but more than that it touches on wide ranging topics that are important to women today--from showcasing workplace inequities which seem nothing less than systematic, to examining the biologic nature of Romantic love, to emphasizing the importance of self-love and self-care, to even giving a lesson on the stock market. Tackling these diverse topics is bold and in the end well-done--detailed but not overwhelming. And always amusing. This book is not about Gold-Digging, it's about questioning the cultural mores that has made it possible--even probable--that women will make dumb choices when it comes to partnering up. It pokes fun at a culture that equates the Cinderella-dream with some form of high MORALITY. It's high time someone wrote a book like this. Brava!

Just what the doctor ordered!

They say laughter is good for you and I just got the best laugh therapy money could buy in reading this book. As a would-be writer, I really appreciate what the authors did here, and it could not have been easy. This book is social satire at its best: It gives us a chance to take a step back and have a chuckle over some of the ridiculous things we accept as women without even questioning them. I've read some blogs where people are getting "offended" just by the title. But they've got it wrong: these authors are on the side of women, and are interested in empowering women so that they have MORE choice and better options and make better decisions about their lives and their futures and their mates. Or, you could just read it for a good laugh.